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FKIE_CVE-2022-2891

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-10-10 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:42

Severity

5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 uses comparison operators that don't mitigate time-based attacks, which could be abused to leak information about the authentication codes being compared.

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/301b3dce-2584-46ec-92ed-1c0626522120	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/301b3dce-2584-46ec-92ed-1c0626522120	Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	wpwhitesecurity	wp_2fa	*

JSON

To clipboard

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        {
          "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "WP 2FA",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
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              "versionEndExcluding": "2.3.0",
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            }
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        }
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    }
  ],
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 uses comparison operators that don\u0027t mitigate time-based attacks, which could be abused to leak information about the authentication codes being compared."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-2891",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:42:46.960",
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.9,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 3.6,
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        "type": "Primary"
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  },
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    {
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
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        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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      ],
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  ]
}

CVE-2022-2891 (GCVE-0-2022-2891)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-10 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:53

Title

WP 2FA < 2.3.0 - Time-Based Side-Channel Attack

Summary

The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 uses comparison operators that don't mitigate time-based attacks, which could be abused to leak information about the authentication codes being compared.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/301b3dce-2584-46…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	WP 2FA	Affected: 0 , < 2.3.0 (custom)

Credits

Calvin Alkan WPScan

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

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              "status": "affected",
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          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Calvin Alkan"
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        }
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        }
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      "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
      },
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    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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